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FAO highlights the great potential of genetic improvements in aquaculture for better food security

Rome, Italy.- Wider, appropriate and long-term application of genetic improvement in aquaculture, with a focus on selective breeding, will help boost food production to meet ...

Fish health must be a key consideration when developing new fish farming technology

Norway.- Closed-containment onshore fish farming systems are being heralded as the answer for farmed salmon, but we need to proceed cautiously – and ensure that ...

Magnets are being used to extract algal molecules for the beauty, bioplastics industries

by Catherine Collins*Entrepreneurs in the aquaculture sector face a problem – extracting all the valuable molecules from seaweed and algal cells is still really difficult. ...

Leading smart feed company to strengthen disease control capability in Indonesia

Successful disease management methods developed in salmon are being piloted in shrimp, tilapia and pangasius farming in Indonesia. eFishery, the University of Prince Edward Island ...

FDA Releases updated chapters and appendixes to the Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance, Fourth Edition

USA.- The US Food and Drug Administration’s Division of Seafood Safety is announcing the availability of specific chapters and appendixes of the “Fish and Fishery ...

Lobster fertility under the microscope in Scotland

UK.- Marine scientists in Scotland have successfully trialled a new method for investigating the fertility of the European lobster, one of the country’s most valuable ...

Paper filter from local algae could save lives in Bangladesh

The problem of access to safe drinking water in most parts of Bangladesh is a persistent challenge. Now, a team of scientists from Uppsala University, ...

Funding to support next phase in lobster aquaculture research

Tasmania, Australia.- The University of Tasmania has welcomed new Australian Government funding which will support world-leading IMAS research into lobster aquaculture.

Enriched environment in aquaculture enhances the survival of fish from bacterial disease

Finland.- Cooperative study conducted by University of Jyväskylä and Natural Resources institute Finland (Luke), revealed that enriched rearing of juvenile fish significantly enhances the survival ...

Vietnamese pangasius exports to ASEAN continues to go up

Vietnam.- In the first 5 months of 2019, pangasius exports to ASEAN market reached US$87.3 million, up 14.6% over the same period in 2018. According ...